Sallier v. St. Louis, W. & G. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Over-ton, Judge ad hoc. Action by Valery Sallier, curator, and others, against the St. Louis, Watkins & Gulf Railway Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a petitory action to recover a strip of land 50 feet in width, and occupied by defendant’s road-bed,' running *1091through blocks 17 and 18 of the Sallier Subdivision of the town of Lake Charles.
Plaintiffs derive their title from the succession of Severine Sallier, by probate sale made April 9, 1885, at which said blocks or lots were adjudicated to “Mrs. Mary Louise Sallier, wife of Anselm Sallier, tutrix to her minor children,” at the price of $800, of which $80 was paid in cash, and for the balance three notes of the purchaser, as tutrix, with- personal security, were given, payable to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Sallier v. BartleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Graham v. HesterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
- Interdiction of BothickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Granger v. SallierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kling Mortg. Inv. Co. v. DonovanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933